Alcock and Brown: The First non-stop Transatlantic Flight

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Alcock and Brown: The First non-stop Transatlantic Flight

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@0connell07 2 жыл бұрын

This is a brilliant story!

@MaxScooterfan Жыл бұрын

For some reason, everyone knows about Lindbergh, but few people know about these brave pilots. Americans know how to promote their own!

@aprendoespanol6833 Жыл бұрын

Lindbergh was actually 92nd man to cross Atlantic and when he did that Atlantic was already crossed non-stop 8 years ago

@ajpisharodi Жыл бұрын

Actually the reason for that was the New York to Paris flight was already hyped up before Lindbergh was involved. In fact, pilots had been attempting the crossing in both directions, and 9 men had died already, both American and French. Famous aviator and polar explorer Richard Byrd was one of the men who attempted, though he survived. There was also a $25k Ortiz Prize attached to whoever would complete the flight, which attracted media attention. And finally, Lindbergh flew solo, and did not have a radio in his plane, so when he reached over European land on the way to Paris, he was sighted and confirmed to still be alive, allowing enough time for a huge crowd which included many historical figures, to gather in Paris, and most importantly, the media, to witness and record his landing. So yes, Lindbergh is remembered more. But that is because his flight and landing captured the attention of the world in a way that none of his predecessors did.

@m777howitzer4 5 ай бұрын

@@ajpisharodiThank you for your knowledge.

@billdang3953 3 ай бұрын

Even fewer have heard about the NC4 transatlantic flight (the first successful Atlantic crossing by an airplane) few still know about "Wrong Way" Corrigan.

@kenday4812 Жыл бұрын

Pioneers of Aviation, And those who flew all that way, Credit Due to Them.

@CoolMusicToMyEars 5 жыл бұрын

Nice video, Captain Sir John Alcock is my great uncle :) on my mothers side of the family.....

@mikethepsych2084 4 жыл бұрын

I've visited his grave quite a few times this year as I'm only a stone throw away from The southern cemetery. It was quite a feat that Sir John and his co piolet accomplished, really a fascinating story.

@richardgregson1 3 жыл бұрын

he went to school in my home village of Heaton chapel Stockport - which has some significant aviation history

@shriaingnama 2 жыл бұрын

enormous eggs in the family

@ajm5588 2 жыл бұрын

My wife's grandmother's uncle. My wife's grandmother was called Ruth Alcock. her maiden name.

@fuckoff6513 4 жыл бұрын

What a brave man.

@jgdooley2003 2 жыл бұрын

In Galways railway station there used to be a restaurant which featured pictures of the crashed Vickers Vimy aircraft used by Alcock and Brown on their transatlantic flight. The decor featured panels outlining the details of this flight. Tom Kenny, the journalist who was first on the scene and got the scoop on this story, has descendants who own a bookstore in Galway which operates to this day 100 years later . It is remarkable that these 2 RFC airmen travelled across Ireland by rail and sea en route to London while Ireland and Britain were at war. The Irish War of Independence had just started in 1919, In January.

@johnmcentegart007 3 жыл бұрын

Great.

@ajm5588 2 жыл бұрын

My wife's grandmother's uncle. My wife's grandmother was called Ruth Alcock. her maiden name.

@theant9821 5 жыл бұрын

First heavier than air aircraft/aeroplane flight was in new Zealand 3 months before Wright brothers.

@grahamlait1969 5 жыл бұрын

The trick wasn't heavier than air flight. Not only had it been done in New Zealand, it had been done in Scotland. The trick was getting heavier than air landing right and not actually dying in the attempt.... and that's what Wilbur and Orville got right.

@jgdooley2003 Жыл бұрын

@@grahamlait1969 Otto Lilienthal flew unpowered gliders, similar to modern hang-gliders in the 1890's. One one flight he crashed and was killed. His dying words were "Sacrifices must be made" Wrights acheivement was the first powered and sustained take off and landing using an onboard engine.

@deepcosmiclove Жыл бұрын

What flight was that?

@aprendoespanol6833 Жыл бұрын

@@jgdooley2003 most importantly it was controlled flight which means they had control in all 3 axes, namely yaw, roll and pitch

@ianwalsh5610 11 ай бұрын

Yeah but the Yanks took the credit it was new Zealand pierce that flew first not Orville and Wright history books are wrong

@andrewjordan4193 Жыл бұрын

I go to the Science Museum in London once a year and always make a point of visiting the aviation gallery to see their plane. It's has been repaired (obviously) and still looks amazingly fresh. The Rolls Royce engines were an important part of their success.

@dinkster1729 2 ай бұрын

I've seen "the Spirit of St Louis" in Washington, D.C. in the Smithsonian. Wow! It is really small up there in the rafters. I've also seen the replica of John Cabot's boat when it sailed through here a few years ago (Kingston, Ontario). It was really small as well. What brave pioneers these people were.

@nlhockey286 3 жыл бұрын

My last name is Alcock and I looooovvvvveeeeee planes

@user-jz6nn6hl3u 10 ай бұрын

my grand dad was friends with john alcock taught him how to ride a bicycle years before alcock could fly. grand dad named my father jack as that was john alcocks nick name stockport was his home town, whitten brown was manchester he had american parents

@user-bo9ch5fu5l 11 ай бұрын

My grandfather, Michael Burke took some time off from his Royal Navy ship that docked at Nova Scotia in June 1919 to travel up to St Johns Harbour to watch these 2 men take off. There is a recording of him talking about it in the 60's where he describes the plane heading out 2 times and then returning over the harbour before heading off to the Atlantic. I'm told by a gentlemen at the Science Museum in London that they had to take off in the direction of the wind in order to help gain altitude an speed before heading in the right direction. They then landed outside Clifden, Co Galway where, coincidentally, my grandfather was from.

@dinkster1729 2 ай бұрын

There's a Clifton in northern New Brunswick which is named after the Irish Clifton, I guess. My Grandmother and her father and grandfather lived in New Bandon, New Brunswick (Canada), not far from Clifton. The family was of Irish Protestant descent.

@GoldenTheLegenderyOre 10 ай бұрын

I’m John’s great grand son!

@drraven875 3 жыл бұрын

My last name is Alcock Don’t make fun me plz

@ianwalsh5610 11 ай бұрын

My grandad taught John Alcock how to ride a bicycle they were school friends in Stockport UK grandad named his son my dad jack Walsh jack was Nick name of John alcock

@binghamguevara6814 4 жыл бұрын

Does anyone know where the Alcock and Brown statue is at Heathrow?

@theiet 4 жыл бұрын

It was moved to Clifden in Ireland last year. The one seen in this video is the actually statue that use to be in Heathrow.

@LostyDublin 4 жыл бұрын

@@theiet Update. A new statue was plinted and unveiled in Clifden this March. facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10160102466969148&set=pcb.3139936039430900&type=3&theater&ifg=1

@richardgregson1 3 жыл бұрын

there is one at Manchester Airport too - has been for many years

@dinkster1729 2 ай бұрын

I think it's been moved to a more accessible location for tourists and visitors to view. I can't remember where though. My only flight across the Atlantic was from Gander to Shannon to Heathrow so I didn't like the fact that their statue had been moved from Heathrow. LOLOL! Oh, well, as long as more people see it and marvel at their accomplishment.

@openbabel 2 жыл бұрын

Orville wright first powered flight ? no one thinks so but if you say it enough its got to be true for the value of national pride. Some ten years earlier the British army claimed the first controlled manned flight. Since then around the world there were many claims of the first controlled manned powered flight. However what constituted a flight ? As many claiming the first powered flight had in fact only flown for short distances. The press decided on some rules. The event had to be witnessed by the proper authorities which included the press The airoplane had to demonstrate it could navigate and steer in the air which might have been a figure of eight. American law differs from international law at the time. American law stipulated it was the first to register a flight not the person who first flew. The British common law saw it was the first to succcessfully take the flight not the first to register it. Many aviators outside the civilised world were not able to demonstrate or register their first flight due to restricted communications networks around the world. This whuy the made up facts were never proven. Result was that the wright brothers were the first in american law to acheive a successful manned flight within the rules in North american. However this is not true around the globe. National pride rewrites history and makes it up occasionally tp to underpin politics not truth.